Officials from the Chon Buri Provincial Industrial Works Office collected water samples for tests today (Friday), from a ditch along the 331 Highway in Ko Chan, after they received complaints from villagers of illegal dumping of industrial waste in the ditch.

 

A CCTV system, installed in front of a steel dealer’s store in Tha Boonmee sub-district, captured images of a truck in the act of discharging industrial waste into the ditch at about 4.30am Thursday.

 

Chalerm Kamthong, a fish pond owner, told the media today that he saw the truck parked near the ditch for quite some time on Thursday morning and became suspicious.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/officials-test-ditch-water-after-complaints-of-industrial-waste-dumping/

 

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Industrial works officials said it will take them about a month to trace the factories which were involved in illegal dumping.

A request was also lodged with Ko Chan police to trace the truck caught discharging waste into the ditch.

 

Sick that a truck driver would do this in this day and age knowing that he is contaminating a water-course, that leads to fish ponds and a water source for local people.

If found guilty shut the company down and jail the owner/operators.

The ditch water is to be sold to farangs during Songkran at the average price of a bottle of Moet.

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Sick that a truck driver would do this in this day and age knowing that he is contaminating a water-course, that leads to fish ponds and a water source for local people

Some will do anything for money. No questions asked, plus no scruples.